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Georgetown 61, Duquesne 55: Freshman DâVauntes Smith-Rivera scored a team-high 19 points after making his first six shots from the field as the Hoyas held off a late rally from the visiting Dukes. Mikael Hopkins had six of his career-high 15 points during an 8-0 run that gave Georgetown (1-0) a 45-35 lead with 9:24 remaining. Duquesne pulled within 56-53 on a Jeremiah Jones 3-pointer with 30.4 seconds left, but Greg Whittington grabbed his 14th rebound and made two free throws to...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Saint Louis at Virginia Commonwealth Saint Louis will try for a second time to clinch at least a share of the Atlantic 10 regular-season title when it visits Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday. The eighth-ranked Billikens' school-record 19-game winning streak came to a stunning end with Thursday's 71-64 loss at home against Duquesne, the league's 10th-place team. The top defense in the conference permitted 46 second-half points in losing for the...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Duquesne at Pittsburgh Separated by a mere two miles, Pittsburgh and Duquesne renew a long-standing rivalry on Wednesday when they meet for the 81st time in the "City Game" at Consol Energy Center. The Panthers have dominated the series in recent years as they have won each of the last 11 meetings by an average of 15.2 points. Pittsburgh enters this year's game on a three-game winning streak after rallying from an early 13-point deficit Saturday to defeat Detroit...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Duquesne stops Saint Louis' 19-game win streak ST. LOUIS -- As Saint Louis' program-record winning streak reached 19 games, its level of play did not always suggest that of the nation's 10th-ranked team. But almost no one would have thought the Billikens' first loss since Dec. 1 would happen against a sub-.500 squad on a night when they could have clinched a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season...

The Sports Xchange Richmond 79, Duquesne 55 Richmond locked up a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament while Duquesne saw a disappointing season draw to a close as the Spiders knocked off the Dukes 79-55 at the Robins Center in Richmond. Needing a victory to secure a spot in the 12-team conference tournament, the Spiders (18-13, 8-8 Atlantic 10) scored the first nine points of the game and never allowed the Dukes to draw even. Richmond pushed the lead to 42-26 by halftime and cruised thereafter.

No. 15 Butler 68, Duquesne 49: Rotnei Clarke scored 16 points as the host Bulldogs prepped for a difficult stretch with a rout of the last-place Dukes. Butler (22-5, 9-3 Atlantic 10), which plays its next two games against conference heavyweights Saint Louis and Virginia Commonwealth, shot 47.6 percent from 3-point range and was never challenged. Khyle Marshall chipped in 14 points and Kellen Dunham had 11 off the bench. Derrick Colter led Duquesne (8-18, 1-11) with 11 points.

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Saint Louis 76, Duquesne 72 PITTSBURGH -- Sophomore guard Austin McBroom made a key 3-point field goal in the final minutes as No. 19 Saint Louis held off Duquesne 76-72 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory in a game that included 17 lead changes. McBroom's shot from the right wing with 50 seconds left put Saint Louis ahead for good at 73-72. Senior guard Mike McCall Jr. added two free throws with 13 seconds left and...

Saint Louis' experience the difference at Duquesne PITTSBURGH -- The No. 19 Saint Louis Billikens are one of three teams in the nation that start three seniors, along with Mercer and Pacific. Conversely, the Duquesne Dukes has only one player on its roster that was in the program when Jim Ferry took over as coach prior to last season. That experience showed in the final minute Wednesday night when sophomore guard Austin McBroom made a key 3-point field goal in...